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Canadian Demographics at a Glance Catalogue no. 91-003-X ISSN 1916-1832 Canadian Demographics at a Glance Second edition by Demography Division Release date: February 19, 2016 How to obtain more information For information about this product or the wide range of services and data available from Statistics Canada, visit our website, www.statcan.gc.ca. You can also contact us by email at [email protected] telephone, from Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at the following toll-free numbers: • Statistical Information Service 1-800-263-1136 • National telecommunications device for the hearing impaired 1-800-363-7629 • Fax line 1-877-287-4369 Depository Services Program • Inquiries line 1-800-635-7943 • Fax line 1-800-565-7757 Standards of service to the public Standard table symbols Statistics Canada is committed to serving its clients in a prompt, The following symbols are used in Statistics Canada reliable and courteous manner. 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Table of contents Table of contents Introduction ............................................................................................................................................. 2 Section one: Population growth and age structure ............................................................................... 3 Population growth ...................................................................................................................................................... 4 Age structure ................................................................................................................................................................ 8 Section two: Composition of the population ........................................................................................ 15 Fertility .......................................................................................................................................................................... 16 Mortality ...................................................................................................................................................................... 22 Migration ..................................................................................................................................................................... 27 Section three: Composition of the population ..................................................................................... 33 Ethnocultural diversity ............................................................................................................................................... 34 Aboriginal population ............................................................................................................................................... 40 Demolinguistic characteristics................................................................................................................................... 43 Labour force............................................................................................................................................................... 47 Families ........................................................................................................................................................................ 50 Section four: Regional portrait .............................................................................................................. 55 Provinces and territories ............................................................................................................................................ 56 Subprovincial .............................................................................................................................................................. 68 Glossary .................................................................................................................................................. 74 Acknowledgements The demographic information presented in the second edition of Canadian Demographics at a Glance come primarily from existing products published by Demography Division at Statistics Canada, as well as other sources such as the 2011 Census of Population and 2011 National Household Survey. I would like to thank the authors of these studies and reports which made the production of this compendium possible. I would also like to thank the editors of this second edition, Anne Milan, Carol D’Aoust and France-Pascale Ménard, for selecting and preparing the demographic information included in this compendium, for updating the indicators, and for managing the overall production. Finally, I would like to thank all the persons who provided support in various ways: Jane Badets, Nora Bohnert, Jonathan Chagnon, Yvan Clermont, Ian Holmes, Stéphanie Langlois and Stephanie Willbond, as well as Judy McAuley and the dissemination team. Laurent Martel Chief, Demographic Analysis and Projections Section Demography Division Statistics Canada — Catalogue no. 91-003-X - 1 - Canadian Demographics at a Glance - Second Edition Introduction Introduction This second edition of Canadian Demographics at a Glance updates and expands the data and analyses found in the first edition. This compendium is comprised of four sections, beginning in Section one with an overview of Canada’s total population growth, as well as the age and sex structure. Section two examines the three components of population growth, that is, fertility, mortality and migration—including immigration, non-permanent residents and emigration. In Section three, other aspects related to the composition of the Canadian population are analyzed including ethnocultural diversity, language, Aboriginal identity, the labour force and families and households. Finally, Section four examines selected demographic characteristics for the provinces, territories and some subprovincial areas. The data and analyses come primarily from Demography Division, more specifically from the following publications: • Report on the Demographic Situation in Canada (Catalogue no. 91-209) • Annual Demographic Estimates: Canada, Provinces and Territories (Catalogue no. 91-215) • Annual Demographic Estimates: Subprovincial Areas (Catalogue no. 91-214) • Population Projections for Canada, Provinces and Territories (Catalogue no. 91-520) • “Projected Trends to 2031 for the Canadian Labour Force”, article in Canadian Economic Observer, volume 24, no. 8 (Catalogue no. 11-010) • Projections of the Diversity of the Canadian Population (Catalogue no. 91-551) • Population Projections by Aboriginal Identity in Canada (Catalogue no. 91-552) Other sources include: • 2011 Census of Population, analysis series and data products • 2011 National Household Survey, analysis series and data products Each page of this compendium contains a figure or table, accompanied by a brief analysis. Many figures and tables contain both historical and projected statistics, providing a relatively long time series. This compendium is intended for a wide range of users, including those working in various levels of government, educational institutions, businesses and the media, as well as for any other organization or individual interested in Canadian demography. Statistics Canada — Catalogue no. 91-003-X - 2 - Canadian Demographics at a Glance - Second Edition Section one: Population growth and age structure Population growth Section one: Population growth and age structure Statistics Canada — Catalogue no. 91-003-X - 3 - Canadian Demographics at a Glance - Second Edition Section one: Population growth and age structure Population growth Approximately 52.6 million Canadians in 2061 • Over the past 150 years, the population of Canada has grown steadily. At the time of confederation, in 1867, the nation’s population was about 3.5 million. In the last four decades of the 19th Century, growth was slowed by negative migratory increase, when more people left Canada than arrived. • Population growth was especially robust during the first decade of the 20th Century and during the baby boom (1946 to 1965) when there was strong natural and migratory increase. By the peak of the
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